| You might be tempted to let Mother
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| | buddies are byproducts of
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| Nature, tend to your backyard
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| | fish waste and can wreak havoc with your
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| pond, and who could blame you? After
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| | Koi's health. After a
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| all, she does a pretty good
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| | while Mother Nature will kick in some
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| job of taking care of really big ponds,
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| | help by allowing beneficial
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| so why would your
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| | bacteria colonies to develop that enjoy
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| backyard ecosystem pose much of a
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| | eating nitrite and
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| challenge to her?Unfortunately, the fact
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| | ammonia for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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| is your backyard pond is only going to
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| | They won't be present in
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| get some cursory attention from Mom; the
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| | new ponds, however, unless you buy some
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| rest of the work is
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| | bacteria starter kits to
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| going to be left up to you.In the "real
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| | kick start the process.Your garden pond
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| world" chlorinated water doesn't find its
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| | could become overtaxed, ecologically, if
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| way into
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| | you add
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| ponds very often. "Big" pond water
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| | too many fish too quickly. Start out
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| passes through a great many
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| | adding no more than two per
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| natural filtration and oxygenation
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| | week so that the newly introduced
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| systems, and the various fish
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| | bacteria do not get overwhelmed
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| and flora work together to keep the pond
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| | by the waste that will be produced.Just
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| clean and fresh. Our
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| | when you think you've got it all under
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| backyard ponds don't have quite that
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| | control that ugly
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| much help, so here's where
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| | thing called "pH" raises its head.
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| you need to step in:If you are going to
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| | Testing for pH levels is also
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| keep fish then you absolutely must remove
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| | very important since neither plants nor
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| all
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| | fish will survive very
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| traces of chlorine from your pond before
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| | long if the pond's pH is out of whack.
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| your favorite Koi set up
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| | Your pH test kit should
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| housekeeping. Pond fish cannot live in
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| | show a reading of between 6.8 and 7.4.
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| chlorinated water so don't
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| | You can add the proper
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| even try. There are many products
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| | chemicals to raise or lower if as
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| available to remove chlorine
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| | neccessary.Speaking of test kits, get one
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| quickly, or you can opt for the
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| | that will allow you to test the
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| old-fashioned, natural way if you
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| | pond's salt levels as well. Unless
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| have the time to spend.If you opt for 'a
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| | you're raising baby Sea bass,
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| la natural' then expect to wait about 8
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| | too much salt is not a good thing.After
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| to 10
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| | your pond is fully established, Mother
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| days for the chlorine to dissipate. You
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| | Nature will lend a
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| will need to make sure
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| | bigger hand and you can settle into a
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| that your pump and filter are running
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| | routine of testing every
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| and that you have set up an
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| | three of four weeks unless something
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| aerating method such as a waterfall or
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| | serious, such as flooding,
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| "splasher" to bring oxygen
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| | has occurred in between.Brett Fogle is
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| into the water. Make sure that the pond
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| | the owner of MacArthur Water Gardens and
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| is exposed to plenty of
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| | several
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| sunlight (the natural enemy of
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| | other pond-related websites including
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| chlorine), and use a chlorine
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| | and He
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| testing kit to check the water daily.Me?
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| | also publishes a free monthly
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| I just drop some de-chlorinating product
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| | newsletter called PondStuff! with a
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| into the pond and
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| | reader circulation of over
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| check back the next day.Even if chlorine
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| | 9,000. To sign up for the free
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| is totally removed, you still have
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| | newsletter and receive our FREE
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| nitrite and
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| | 'New Pond Owners Guide' visit MacArthur
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| ammonia to worry about. These two toxic
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